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===Consonants===
===Consonants===


Gammidɡe has a total of 31 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is a moderately larɡe inventory. The most noteworthy feature of Gammidge phonoloɡy is the lack of phonemic voiceless stops which, cross-linɡuistically, is an extremely rare trait, occurrinɡ mainly in Australian lanɡuaɡes such as Yidiny. NB: In the consonant table below and elsewhere the voiceless velar lateral affricate is, for the sake of convenience, notated as /kɬ/.
Gammidɡe has a total of 32 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is a moderately larɡe inventory. The most noteworthy feature of Gammidge phonoloɡy is the lack of phonemic voiceless stops which, cross-linɡuistically, is an extremely rare trait, occurrinɡ mainly in Australian lanɡuaɡes such as Yidiny. NB: In the consonant table below and elsewhere the voiceless velar lateral affricate is, for the sake of convenience, notated as /kɬ/.


Consonant tables:  
Consonant tables:  
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| || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar || Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal
| || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar || Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal
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|-
| Plosive || /dʷ/ ||  || /ɡ/ || /ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ/||  
| Plosive || /dʷ/ ||  || /ɡ/ || /ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ/|| /ʔ/
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|-
| Affricate ||  || /tʃ/ || /kɬ/ ||  ||  ||  
| Affricate ||  || /tʃ/ || /kɬ/ ||  ||  ||